NASA releases updated statement and images as ‘city killer’ asteroid given chance of hitting Earth
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2024 YR4 FAQs: How big is the asteroid? Could we use a spacecraft similar to DART? Here's all
YR4, detected by the ATLAS system in January 2025, has a slim chance of impacting Earth in December 2032. Continued observations will refine its orbital path. A potential airburst could cause minor to ...
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Astronomers announce discovery of new asteroid — only to learn it’s a Tesla sports car hurling through space
The Minor Planet Center in Cambridge, Mass., officially registered the new space rock Jan. 2, saying it was spotted hurling through the final frontier roughly 150,000 miles from Earth, according ...
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Chance of 2032 asteroid strike have increased. Why scientists say not to worry
The asteroid, known as Asteroid 2024 YR4, was first reported to the Minor Planet Center on Dec. 27, 2024. At the time, initial estimate said it had a 1.2% chance of striking Earth. The estimate ...
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Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster Mistaken For A Minor Celestial Body
The Minor Planet Center (MPC) seemingly mistook billionaire Elon Musk’s Tesla Inc. TSLA Roadster for a small body in space earlier this month, much to the fascination of the billionaire.
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Astronomers announce new asteroid before learning it’s actually Tesla Elon Musk launched into space in 2018
The Minor Planet Center announced the discovery of the presumed asteroid on January 2 - even giving it an official name of 2018 CN41. However just hours later 17 hours later, astronomers issued an ...
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Newly discovered asteroid turns out to be Tesla Roadster launched into space
Elon Musk’s sense of humor is out of this world. Seven years after the SpaceX CEO launched a Tesla Roadster into orbit, astronomers from the Minor Planet Center at the Harvard-Smithsonian Center ...